Aeria Games, formerly known as Aeria Games and Entertainment, is an online game

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. The corporate headquarters is in Berlin, Germany. Aeria Games was a subsidiary of

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, which operates an

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gaming portal for

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s. It focuses on online games in multiple formats, client games, browser games, and mobile games. It publishes games for North America,

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History

Aeria Games was founded in

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as ''Aeria Games & Entertainment.'' Two years later they opened their first international office in

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, which later became the company's headquarter. On January 5, the company acquired

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, 2012. The company also merged with Gamepot in late 2012. In February 2014, all its worldwide PC games business including its subsidiary Aeria Games Europe GmbH were sold to

. In May 2016, Aeria Games merged with Gamigo and let go 100 of their formerly 260 employees in Berlin. Its games are

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and use a

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system to generate revenue (in-game item malls and advertising).

Community

As of July 2012, after the acquisition of Ijji the community has over 40 million registered members.

Client games published

* '' Aura Kingdom'' – Anime-themed MMORPG * ''

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'' – Fantasy MMORPG * ''

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'' – Anime-themed MMORPG * ''Grand Fantasia'' – Anime-themed MMORPG * ''Ironsight'' – FPS – Developed by Wiple Games * ''Shaiya'' – Fantasy MMORPG * ''Twin Saga'' – Anime MMORPG * ''WolfTeam'' – Sci-Fi FPS

Browser games published (Aeria Browser)

* ''DDTank'' – Turn-based Action Game * ''Wartune'' – Browser Based MMORTS/RP

Mobile games published

* ''Goal 1'' – Football Manager * ''Heroes and Puzzles'' – Match 3 Mobile Game

Client games published via Aeria Ignite

* ''

Digimon Masters ''Digimon Masters'' (Korean: 디지몬 마스터즈), also known as ''Digimon Masters Online'', is a free-to-play massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) with microtransactions. The game is based on the ''Digimon'' media franchise, ...

'' – Anime MMORPG

Games no longer published by Aeria Games

* '' Age of Conan: Unchained'' – Fantasy MMORPG * ''

Alliance of Valiant Arms ''Alliance of Valiant Arms'' (abbreviated as A.V.A, ko, 아바, translit=Aba, 简体中文：《战地之王》, 繁體中文：《戰地之王》) is a free-to-play online first-person shooter video game, developed by now-defunct Red Duck, Inc ...

'' – Military FPS * ''Armygeddon'' – Turn-Based Strategy * ''

Battlefield Heroes ''Battlefield Heroes'' was a 2009 third-person shooter video game developed by DICE (company), DICE initially and further developed by Easy Studios, published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows. ''Battlefield Heroes'' was a third-person, ...

'' – Cartoon-styled TPS * ''Battles and Monsters'' – Fantasy CCG RPG * '' Bless'' – Fantasy MMORP

* ''Call of Gods'' – Browser Based MMORTS * ''Chaos Heroes Online'' – MOBA * '' Command & Conquer: Tiberium Alliances'' – Browser Based MMORTS * ''Crystal Saga'' – Browser Based RPG * ''Dawn of Gods'' – Mobile Real Time Strategy * ''DK Online'' – Fantasy MMORPG * ''Dragomon Hunter'' – Anime MMORPG * ''Dragon Sky'' – Fantasy RPG * ''

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'' – Action MMORPG * ''

Dreamlords ''Dreamlords'' was a massively multiplayer online real-time strategy (MMORTS) game, developed by Swedish game developers Lockpick Entertainment. ''Dreamlords'' was online only, and was free to play with an option to pay for additional benefit. I ...

'' – Strategy / Browser * ''

Dream of Mirror Online ''Dream of Mirror Online (DOMO)'' is a free-to-play MMORPG game with story lines based on ancient Chinese mythology. It is the second online game of the ''Xuan-Yuan Sword'' series. The graphics are anime-style with various Chinese themes. This gam ...

'' – Fantasy RPG * '' Dynasty Warriors Online'' – Action MMORPG * ''Eden Eternal – Monster Arena'' – Fantasy RPG * ''F.E.A.R. Online'' – Horror FPS * ''

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'' – Browser Based MMORTS * '' GunZ: The Duel'' – Third Person Shooter * '' Heroes of Gaia'' – Browser Based MMORTS * '' Immortalis'' – Fantasy CCG RPG * ''Kingdom Heroes'' – Fantasy RPG * ''Kitsu Saga'' – Fantasy RPG * ''Last Chaos'' – Fantasy RPG * ''

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'' – Fantasy RPG * ''Lime Odyssey'' – Anime themed MMORP

* ''Lord of Ages'' – History-based Based MMORTS * '' Lord of Ultima'' – Browser Based MMORTS * ''Luminary:Rise of GoonZu'' – Fantasy RPG * ''Maestia'' – Fantasy MMORPG * ''Magimon'' – Fantasy CCG RPG * ''Metal Assault'' – Platform Shooter * ''

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'' – History-based MMORTS * ''Monster Paradise'' – Fantasy CCG RPG * '' Need for Speed: World'' – Action Driving * '' Perfect World'' – Fantasy MMORPG (Spanish Only) * ''Pi Story'' – Fantasy RPG * ''

Pirate Galaxy ''Pirate Galaxy'' is a free-to-play, massive multiplayer online game written in Java. Players can operate spaceships, explore vast amount of planets, mine minerals, and fight other players and enemies in the planetary combat. The game features 3 ...

'' – Sci-fi browser MMORPG * ''Pirate Maidens'' – Pirate CCG RPG * ''

Project Torque ''Project Torque'', also known as ''Level-R'' outside North America and ''HEAT Online'' for the 2010 North American version, is a multiplayer online racing game (MMORG) with partially chargeable content, or micro-transactions, originally develope ...

'' – Action Driving * ''Ragnarok Online 2'' – Fantasy MMORPG * ''

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'' – Fantasy MMORPG (Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish) * ''S4 League'' – Anime FPS * ''Scarlet Blade'' – Sci-Fi/Fantasy MMORPG * '' Shin Megami Tensei: Imagine'' – Fantasy RPG * ''Soldier Front'' – MMOFPS Game (rebrand of Special Force) * ''Soldier Front 2'' – MMOFPS Game (rebrand of Special Force 2) * ''Star Supremacy'' – Sci-fi browser MMORTS * ''Stone Age 2'' – Fantasy RPG * ''

Stronghold Kingdoms ''Stronghold Kingdoms'' is a Massively multiplayer online real-time strategy game video game with a Medieval castle building theme. It was developed by ''Firefly Studios'' and based upon their commercially successful and popular ''Stronghold'' se ...

'' – Client Based MMORTS * ''Tuff Tanks'' – Turned-Based Artillery Shooter * '' Turf Battles'' – MMO PK (PVP) * '' Twelve Sky'' – Martial Arts RPG * '' Twelve Sky 2'' – Martial Arts RPG

References

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.aeriagames.com/ Browser-based game websites Companies based in Santa Clara, California Companies based in Berlin German companies established in 2006 Video game companies established in 2006 Video game companies of the United States Video game websites Video game companies of Germany